Printing-machine.



N0.'799,648. PNTNNTND SEPT. 19,1905.

' J. HoUGII.

PRINTING MACHINE.

` APPLICATION FILED APB- 13.1904.

i SHEETS-SHEET 3 No. 799,648. Y 'IATNNIND SEPI. I9, NNI-5: `J.H0UGII.PRINTING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED APB. 13.1904

4 sHBTs-SHEBT 4.

,UNITED STATES APlrlllllll OFFICE. I

JAMES HOUGH, or GUELPH, CANADA.

PRINTING-MACHINE.

Naveaeae.

' f Be it kn'own'that ll, JAMns HoUen, of the city of Guelph, -in the4county of l/Vellington, in the Province of Ontario, Canada', haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Printing-lVIach-ines,ot' which the following ma specificatiodf My invention relates toimprovements in f vprinting-machines;I and the object of the invehtiQnisftodevise almachine whereby matvter .of all kinds m large or smalltype, and

-, particularly such large type as is 4used for address-cards, lannouncements', newspaper-bnlletins',price-tickets, packing-caseaddresses, and geiierally allv such printing as 1s done on yilatsurfaces, may be printed expeditiously an with thelctters accuratelyspaced accord- I fingto their widths; and it consists, essentially,

- inf a'suitable frame, an adjustable platcnsuppo-rted'in'the frame, atype-carriage, a guiding-frame on which thesameis laterally adjusted.and guideways on which 'suchframe has I longitudinal.movement` arotatable .disk p ro-v v vided withacircleorcircles'of-stems carrying.25

at the bottoni' thet'ype, and afsupporting-base having a slot throughwhich the type is designed toprint, and an internal inking-pad,

` a lever pivotedonthe back 'of the carriageframe, andv :Lpliihqerdcsigned to be operated therebyto depress the type-stems oneA ata timeto print through thc-slot, a ratchet-feed mechanism located at theback of the carriage 'and operated bythe depression 'of the lever torfeed theA carriage laterally,V and' consequentlythe slet throughwhichthe printing is doneT a determinate distance commensurate with the widthofQtlie letter,I the vvarious parts beingotherw'ise arranged and con#'structed in detailas herematter more par- 4o. A

ticularlycxplain'ed.'

I Fig. 2 is a-.perthe back of the machine;-

Fig. 3 is a.longitudinalsection through the machine cna Aplane passingthrong-h the centerot the rotatablediskl- Fig". 4 is'acrosssection'onaplane passing'through .the center ot' the rotatable disk. Fig. 5 is aplan viewl of the rotatabledisk, showing the arrange;

ment ofthetypc-stems and indicating-letters Jofthe same' and carriage.ot" the rotatable disk' reversed. Fig. i is an `enlarged detail showingthe mechanism connect'dto 4the operating-leverfor operatingSpecification of Letters Patent. Appuppapp and April 1s, 1904. serai No.203,055.

with a hand-wheel Z; 'B'. is a shearing-knife which is pivoted on a pinB2 and is provided with a handle B, by

which itis raised on the pivot-pin.

Fig. 6 is a view' Patented sept. y1e, 1905.

the letter-#spacing ratchet on the ratchet-bar. Fig. 8 is a detail ofthe device for shifting-v the plate or base carrying the rotatabledisk.` i

In the drawings like characters of reference 6oindicate correspondingparts in' each figure.

A A are `the,ends.of the machine, which are suitably connected togetherby the front cross-rods, back cross-bar a', and the lower centralcross-bar a2. 65

' A' is a platen which extends at the end into suitable guideways in theframe and has the central and end dependinglugs A and A8, respectively.

Zand 3 are stems which extend from the V7oy central lugs A.2 and A3,respectively, through the cross-bar a2. vThe stem 2 has a spiral spring2 encircling the same between the lu'g A2 and the bar a2. The stems 3have spiral springs 3 encircling thesame and extending 5 betweenthe lugsA"s and the bar a. The centralstem is threaded and hasflocatedat thebottom end thereof. the hand-wheel 22. It, will now be seen that theplaten A is resili;

entlyfsupported andv may be adjustable ver- 8o 'y ltically by means ofthe hand-wheel 2?.

B is a roll of paper, the spindle of which is supported in`suitablebearings in the frame, as indicated, and the paper on the roll ofl whichpasses through openings andl over the 85 platen A to the back of themachine, whenceV it passes between the rubber ,rolls b b', locatedtowardeac'h end of the feed-spindles If and b,

respectively. 'lhe feed-spindle?)s is provided `B4 -s a springenclrcling. the pi Bi, having" knife. j I n To cutoif the paper, itI ismerely necessary to raise the knife B' and draw the paper out endextending underneath the pin "on the" substantially horizontally, whenthe knife may I o0 be brought down against the edge of the bar a', and.thereby sever the paper completely across.' f

as' represents guide-rails formed on the top of the. sides'Aot' theframe'.y One of the rails m5 Vis provided,4 preferably, with equidistant[notches a.

C is. a supplemental frame rectangular in form and having the endsthercotrestmg on the 'guide-rails c and `provided with liphani 1 0 dlesC', whereby'the frame andthe carriage su pported thereon? as willhereinafter appear,

one end fastenedito the -frame and theother 951 vmove laterally withinthe vgroove c.

may be raised and placed in any desired pfosition upon a table, box, orJdoor.

dog-lever pivoted on apinc" on the top of the 1 frame C, such dog beingheld in engagement with one ot the notches n* by spiral springs cXencirclingt-he pin and attached to the dog in the usual manner. Thetrame C is also provided at the frontwith a lip-handle /jlin order toadjust it. back of the Vframe (lare provided with grooves c and c'. Thegroove c is provided with two upwardly-extcnding cut-away notches c2 o?,as indicated.

D is the carriage-frame, which is rectangular at the base and isprovided at the front with tongues IZ, which tit and are designed to Thetongues of approximately the same width or slightly less than thenotches @and are of the same distance apart, so that when these tonguesare directly under lthe notches by lifting the carriage the tongues willpass out of the groove c and the carriage removed.

(Z is a divided tongue formed on the back of the carriage-trame andfitting in the back groove c. The tongue Z is divided or cut awayopposite the center of the back ot' the carriage, as indicated and for apurpose which will hereinafter appear.

{Fhe ,carriage D is'designed to be moved lateralty, as will hereinafterappear, with the tongues d and d' in their respective guideways c and c,and when the tongues d are brought opposite the openings or notches c2the carriage may bte/:removed by raising the forward end thereof-agedbringing the tongues Z through the notches and then drawing forwardly onthe carriage so as to relieve the back tongue cl from theI groove c'.

c3 is a ratchet-rack formed on the rear-bar of the frame C. y i

e is a stop adjustably extending through a post 5, secured in the backbar ot' the frame C and held securely by a binding-screw 6. The stop 4fis toward one end ot' the back bar of the lframe C, and toward the otherend l provide a similar stop 4', which is held in position in the sameway.

The frame D is provided with an upwardlyextending rear portion D, at thecenterot' which is formed a vertically-disposed bearing cl2, throughwhich extends the rod al.

.E is a plate, through which the rod d extends, such plate beingprovided with end notches e, into which extend the T-shaped ends of thesprings c', which are suitably held at the opposite end on theupwardly-extending portion l) of the carriage. The plate E is supportedon the rod di (see Figs. 4 and 7) by a cross-pin d4.

F is a pawl pivoted on a pin f at the bottom of the rod Il. The pawl isdesigned-to engage with the ratchet c on the inside of the back of theframe C.

(l is a plate connected to the center of the (fisa` rthe interiors ot'the front and i upwardly-extending portion D of the carriage frame bythe screws g, extending through slots y' in the plate. The plate has aright-angular projection y" at one end, designed to come in contact withthe stops si and 4', and the lower right-angular projection g3, whichextends umlcrnea-th the pawl F.

H is a supporting-plate for the rotatable disk l, such plate beingprovided with an external face-rim /L and an internal face-rim L',between which is situated the hiking-pad H'. The plate H haslaterally-extending lugs /zfe and h3 at each side, which extend and areslidably supported on the frame D by the inwardly extending ribs (VX,forming portion of the side bars of the frame l). The plate H has also aforwardly-extending portion H2, which extends to the inside of thestandard D2, forining portion of the carriage-frame. v

D3 is a bell-crank pivotcd on a pin 7, secured in the standard D. Thelower end of the bell-crank engages with the projection H2.

8 is a catch pivoted on the pin 8 in the standard and located in theslot D" in the standard The catch Shas a pointed projection 82 at thefront lower end, the forward movement of which is limited by thestop-pin 83, extendin`g through the standard l)2 above the pivot-pin 8'.

9 is a spring which is spirally wound around the pivot-pin 8 and extendsto the front of the upper end ot' the catch and is connected at thelower end to a pin 9. ltwill now be seen that the normal tendency ot'the 4 into the forward position. 'lhe front end ot' the bell-'crank D3,however, is broad, so as to extend over the top of the,pointedprojection 82. 7

10 is a spiral spring connected at one end to the front of thecarriage-Frame and at the other end to the plate H.

H3 is a slot made in the back end oi the plate H' and extending betweenthe rims /t and t. i 'y H* is a circular plate which lits within the rim/t' and through which extends the screwplug ll, which is provided with anotched enlarged head il', designed to be normally covered by theornamental depressing-cap i12, which I utilize to depress the type-stemdisk, so as to ink the type without `shifting the type-carriage. Thescrew-plug 11 extends into the center of the plate H, the head 11serving to limit the upward movement ofthe circularplate H. '.lhe plateH is resiliently supported by thel helical spring l2, surrounding theplug ll.

I is the rotatable plate, which has attached to or forming part ot' thesame the rim I/, to which is secured at the bottom the circular plate12.. 'lhe plates .l and le are secured together at the center by asleeve i, surrounding the head ot' the plug 11.

. J represents the outer circle o-,t'r type-stems,

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which extend 'through holes in the plates I l and extending between theprojection o and and 12 and areprovided at the bottom with l thetype-plates y', on which are secured the types j', of rubber or any4other suitable material. Thetype stems J are preferably square incross-section and provided with ta the type-plates and types. of whichare con? structed in the same way as those attachedto The typestems Jarealso The the type-stems J. vresiliently supported in the same way.

.types at the bottoni of the type-'stemsJv and J' extend ov er theinking-pad H.

K and K are the inner and outer indicat ing'ring-plates for the inne-rand outer cir'cle of type-stems, such ring-plates, indicating at thepoint radially opposite each type-stein the particular letter of eachtype.-

It will of course be understood to those [familiar with printing .thatit is iieeessarvto provide for the proper spacing of the letters, assome letters are wider than Others, such, for instance, as the W or "Mfbeing wider than the I or N. To provide for the movement of thetype-carriage commensurate with the width of each let-ter, so as toproperly space the letters,;l make' the tyDG.-

stems attached to the wider letters shorter than those attached: to thenarrower letters o r charaeters in or'der toprovide for less ofa'ratcliet-feed', as will hereinafter appear.y i.

Ip is -thegmain operating-lever whereby the impression to the type is" Lis\ provided witha handle t, and is substantially L-,shapedjn form,beingpivoted on lugs'l L, attached to or formingpart ot' the bracket L2seciired to the upper carria'Ge-iramefD.

M is a plunger which is provided with a reduced intermediate portion mandl the bottom socket fn/ The plunger M tits within .the socket l inthe bracket L2 and is held no/rmallyin the raised position against thele" ver b a-s iral s rino` vr1,2,.encircling the re-V `duced portion 'ofthe plunger and extending between :the bottom'of the socket and the en-'larged upper-end of the plunger.

N represents a pair of bars pivotally con--v nected to the lever L atthe front endv and having the dependingl back ends Nextending underneaththe pin (l-.passing through the rod d3. The b ars N are providedwithslots n and an adjustable fulcrum-pin n', `which extends tliroug'h theslots "nl :into one or the-other of the holes 3 in the bracket L2, so asto pro# vi'de a fulcrum for the bars N.

O is a double arm providedwith a rear` wardly-extendingslottedprojection o, through which extends the upper end ot' the rod d". -l [50is a spiral spring encircling the rod d" imprint 'upon the paper on vtheplaten a letterl given.' The leverpoint'ot' pivotal `connection therebIdramririv'. the )oint oi the Jawl ovei'- 12v.

ab n i the plate o2 is a spiral 4spring 4encircling the rod da and-extending between the bearing Z2 and the pawl F. f

The arm O is pivotedat the sides on "theA pins 0*, extending through thelugs (Z 7, forming -part of the `'ca rriage-'frame.

O represents bars' located on theend ofthe double ai'm Oand providedwith inwardly-1' extending lips, as indicated. The vbars O are slottedand are connected to the ends of the alrins O by the pins 05,extendingthrough the s ots. to extend over the rotatable disk I, and thev bars O'are made slotted, so that thelips may be withdrawn from over'l the diskin order that it maybe removed vertically.

1t will now be seenfonireferene'e to' Figs`. 1

and 4 that by grasping thehan'dlei and press- 'ing down upon the lever-L the, s ocketfm'` the plunger M being aboveone of the outer4circlesotI type-stems will'depress suehtype'-- stemthrough theslot H3 ofthe plate H 'and The springs m2, o2, and c" will restore the le Vertoits normal position when released. The

disk I may be thenfi'otated-by hand to bring .the stem of any desiredletter underneath the 9F t forni 'words or numbersas plunger M, when thesame operation maybe repeated, so as desired. s Y

It is essential thatlat thefsame time a letter isI printed the typeshould be inked,

and when the lever L is manipulated, as hereioo -inbefore described, thebaclrends Nl of the.

bars N extending underneath the'piris dwili- -as they are tilted ontheir piv'ot n' raise the rod (la against the pressure of the spri-ngs'ofand a and thereby .ti-ltfthrough -tlie'medium los of' `thespring o', extending underneathr'the projection o, -thedouble armO andbring the lips of thebar`s O'. upon the edge of the rotatable disk orplate 1, thereby holding it' se? cu-i'ely on the hiking-pad during theperiod 'im al-so release the disk and 'the 4spring 12 forces A the typeclear of the inking-,pach'and thereby115 allows of' the disk to be.turned by hand.

` At thesame time thatl the lever is depressed to raise the rod d thepawl Fis raised at its Aith e rd afi,

the ratchet-teeth ci; "VVlien the lever is released, the rod d beingfor'cdd downwardly again Seivesto pnslithe pawl to a substantiallyhorizontal positiomand necessarily in doing L'this 'niust- Force thecarriage l) one 125' thc disimicethatthe lever is depressed. This.

The lips on the bars O are designed sequently the feed of the carriageincreased and the space for the letter likewise increased to receive thebroad letter. lt will thus be seen that the movement of the carriage isregulated by the height of the stem attached to the type, so thatthewords may be formed with the letters the requisite distance from eachother. It will of course be understood from what has been beforedescribed that all the type after being inked will be raised from theinking-pad by means ol the helical spring 12, hereinbefore described. Itwill now also be understood that the movement of the carriage iseii'ectcd step by step by means of the.

pawl F, operating on the ratchet c3. Nhen the @rejection y of thel plateG reaches the stopft, suc'h plate G will be moved laterally, so that theprojection underneath the pawl will raise the pawl, and it will thus beseen that the handlemay be pressed laterally, so as to freely restorethe carriage to the opposite side of the machine. When the projection g2reaches the stop 'the plate G. is pushed in the opposite direction,thereby throwing the projection q2 closer to thepivotpoint of the pawl,thus allowing it to drop preparatory to the step-by-step movementrequired for spacing and printing, as hereinbefore described.

0n reference to Fig. 5 it will be seen that l have arranged the outerdesignation-ring K for the outer circle of type with the capitals andfigures and the inner designating' ring for the inner circle of typewith the small letters; but of course it will be understood that sucharrangement is not an arbitrary one. -lt will also be seen that l haveshown in the drawings the lever adapted to engage with the type-stems ofthe outer cir.- cle of type. ln order to move Ithe carriage so that the.lever will engage with the inner circle, l simply throw down the thumbend `ot' the bell-crank D, so as to bring such end underneath thepointed projection 82 ofthe catch 8, the catch yielding until the end dhas passed the point, when the point springs over the end D3,and therebyholds it securely in position. At the same time the lower end ol thepawl-crank D", engaging with the projection 82, forces forward theplate` H, and

consequently the rotatable disk l, until one ci', the type-stems of theseclond circle J passes to a point directly underneath the plunger lvl,whereupon one or more of the circle ol tjpe-lelters J' may bd utilized.To

restore the first circle into its properposi tion, it is simplynecessary to pull the u* per end of the catch in the direction indicatedby arrow, when the spring l() will pull upon the plate H and shift suchplate and the rotatable disk I to the normal position.

I have mentioned in this specification the removable and adjustable pinsn', forni the ll'ulcrurn for the bars N. .it will no.. understood thatshould a different length f i feed for the carriage be required-that issay, the letters spaced a greater distan-ee apart, as is required incase larger 'type used or in certain forms of printing result may beeffected by shifting the pins n in the bars N, extending through theslots a into other holes [t The farther away the pins are shifted fromthe ends N of the bars N the greater will be the upward movement of therod d, and consequently the greater will he f,

the raise of' the paWLIa-nd thus when the lever is released the push ofthe pawl on the ratchet will be necessarily greater and the carriagemoved likewise a greater distance., so as to give a greater space theletters and in proportion.

lt will be understood from this description that not only may lettersbe-printed, but

signs or words may be atiixed to the typestems. It will also be seenthat my machine is adapted specially to print on flat surfaces, andalthough I show a platen for receiving paper from a roll it will ofcourse be under tood the platen may be utilized to receive a board forthe top of a boxv and such board printed upon. Again, the whole frame.C3 maybe removed and placed ona flat surface, such as the greundortable, and printing done on such surface or on anything placed thereon.struction hereinbet'ore referred to the open ating of the main leverserves to print the letter and move the carriage the proper space forthe next letter which is being printed and also hold the rotatable diskstationary during the period that the letter is being printed.

The type-stems hereinbetore referred te are made square and extendthrough square holes in the rotatable disk, so as to insure 'of the typeat the bottom being set securely for printing.

The Jframe C, hereinbefore referred to, is made adjustable from front toback for the purpose 'of spacing thc distance between the lines ofprinting, and this is effected by means of the dog-lever C2, coactingwith the notches e4, hereinbefore referred to.

- Inorder to effect the spacing between words or numbers, it is simplynecessary for me te turn the rotatable disk so as to bring the plunger Mover the space between any two type-stems, when any suitable space maybe produced between the words by the depression of the lever. rlhefarther the lever is pushed down of course the greater the space ICS '5the ratchet-teeth twelve to the inch and that back cross-bar of theframe, so as to sever 70 upon the operator of the machine hearing thethe paper as and for the purpose' specified.' click of the ratchet hewill know the exact 6. In a printing-machinein combination a distance hehas moved'the carriage. Again, suitable frame provided with' top endguidingmy machine is adapted toreceive dierent rails, one of'which isprovided with notches,

'.0 disks containing different styles andi'size of a supplemental framehaving the ends sup- 75 lettering, and it is merely necessaryto re.ported, sol as to slide forwardly and backmove the cap 112 and the barO, so that. the wa dly on the liguide-rails.; a' type-carriage lips areoutside of the periphery of the disk, laterally adjustabl'ein thesupplementalfrarne w-hen such `rotatable disk may be removed and` and aspring-actuated dog operated at. one

I5 another substituted. f p end ofthe supplementalr frame and designed80 W-hatI claim as my invention is to engage with thenotches-in one ofthe end- I1; In a printing-machine, in combination a guide-rails as andfor the purpose specified.

1 suitable-frame provided with top end guidin- 7.' In a printing-machinea main frame, a rails, a movable supplemental frame having supplementalframe adapted to, support-.the

2-0 the ends-supported, so as to slide forwardly type-carriagewithintheframe and above the 85 and backwardly on the guide-rails and atypelevel .of the bottom thereof so as to adapt the carriage laterallyadjustable in the suppleframe to lie o`n a horizontal surface, andliftmental frame as and for the purpose specified. ing-lips for .thesupplementalframe tofacili- 2. In a printing-machine, in combination atate the movement to and'from the horizon- 1 2`5 suitable frameprovidedwith topend guidingtal surface as speci-fied. 90 rails, a movablesupplemental frame having 8. In ay printing-.machine a main frame', theends supported, so as' to slide forwardly guide-rails thereon, one ofsaid rails having and backwardly on the guide-rails, a type-carnotchestherein," a movable supplemental l riage laterally adjustable in thesupplemental frame, a dog pivotally held on the end there- I 30 frameand a fiat platen supported underneath of, said dog being adapted toengage with the 95 the type-carriage as and for the purpose specinotchesin the guide-rail and a;type-carriagel fied. i supportedby saidsupplementaltframe.

3. lua printing-machine, in combination a 9.: Ina printing-machine,arnovable supsuitable frame provided with top endguidingplemental-.frame provided with grooves in the rails, a movablesupplemental frame' having front and back thereof, of a type-carriage,100

theends supported, so as to slide forwardly havinga front tongue tofitin the front groove and back wardly on the'guide-rails, a type-caranda. rear tongue to fit into the rear groove riage laterally adjustable inthe supplementalv as and forthe purpose specified.

frame, and a platen suitably supported-on the 10.- In a printing-mane, amovable supmain fra-me -underneath the supplemental plemental frameprovided with grooves inthe 105 will be between the words, this beingeffected, as hereinbefore described, by the pawl F, working intheratchet-bar 03. I may say that I have found it convcnientin practice tomake frame-and means for vertically adjustingl it as and for the purposespecified.

' a. In a printing-machine, in combination asuitable frame provided withtop end guidingframe, coactingspindles suitably xjournaled in the backof the frame and provided with feeding-rolls for the paper, and aspring-held knife designed toact againstthe edges ofthe frontv and backthereof and a notch leading upwardly from the groove, of a type-carriagehavingafronttongue to fit in the frontgroove 45 rails, a supplementalframe having the ends and rear tongueto fit intothe rear groove one ofsaid tongues being narrower than 'the II'O notch solas to passtherethrough as and for the purpose specified. t

1 1. The combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriagelaterallyadjustsupported, so' as to slide forwardly and back- .wardly onthe guidefrails, a type-carriagelat- A erally adjustable in thesupplemental frame, a platen,su itable guidewaysin the main frame 50 forthe same, stems depending from the p aten able in thelsame, of aratchet-bar locat'ed at the I 15 throughb the cross-bar of, the frame,springs encircling the stems and extending between the platen and thecross-bar, andv afn adjusting-wheel located on thev threaded end of oneof the stems as and for the purpose specified.

5. In a printing-machine, in combination a suitable frame provided withtop end guidingrails, a supplemental frame having the ends supported,-so as to slide forwardly and backwardly onV the guide rails, a typecarriage i laterallyadjustable in the supplemental frame,

a platen suitably supported in the mainframe 'and-'provided withlongitudinal openings to form-guides for the paper, apaper-roll-supporting spindle suitably journaled in 4the back of :thecarriage, a feeding-pawl connected to the'carriage,.a supporting meansfor the pawl and means. for raising such supporting means, so as toraise the-pawl when the carriage has reached the limit of i-ts feed-A12. kThe combination with-thesupplemental frame and the type-carriage.laterally adjustable in the same, of aratchet-bar located at the backof the carriage, a feeding-pawl con-v neeted to the carriage,asupporting' means for the pawl, means for raising such supportingmeans, so as to raise the pawl when thev carriage has reachedl the limitof its feeding movement and'means for allowing the pawl I 2O ingmovement asand for the purpose specified.

to drop when it has reached the limit of the return movement as and forthe purpose specified.

1?). 'l'he mmbination with thesnpplemental frame aw? the type-carriagelaterally adjustable in tin same, ol'l a ratchet-barlocatedatthe bach o1thecarriag'e, a leedingr-pawl connected to the carriage, stops locatedon the back bar ot' the supplemental trame and a laterally-adjustableplate secured to the carriage-frame and hin-"ingY a projection to engagewith the stops and a projection to extend under the pawl as and l'or thepurpose specified.

1li. '.lhe combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriagelateralljv adjustable in the same, of a ratchet-bar hacated at the baci;ol: the carriage, a vertically-disposed rod located in suitable bearingsat the back of the carriage, a pawl pirotalljY connected to the bottomot' the same and means for raising' the rod as and for the purposespecified.

l5. The combination with the su pplemental frame and the type-carriagelateralljY adjust:

able in the same, ot a ratchet-bar located at the back oi the carriage,a vert'ically-disposed rod located in suitable bearings at the back ofthe carriage, a pawl pirotally connected to the bottom of the same,means for raising' the rod and a spring,` for depressing` the same asand for the purpose specilied. i

16. The combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriagelaterally adjustable in the same, ot' a ratchet-1mi; located at the bacho1l the carriage, a vertically-disposed rod located in suitable hearingsat the baci: oi' the carriage, a pawl pivotallj connected to the bottomet the same.I means for raising` the rod, a spring fordepressing` thesame, a slotted pla-te secured to the back of the carriage by pinsextend ingth rough the same andharing the rearwiu'dlj'extemling'projections. one of which extends underneath the pa l and stops towardeach cud ol the supplemental .Frame with which the upperrearwardextension is designed to contact as and for the purposespecilied.

17. rlhe combination with thesupplemental lrame and he type-carriagelaterally adjustable in the same, o1' ratchet mechanism located at thebaci; of the carriage, an operating-lever piroted ou the carriage-frameand means coniiected to the operating-lever for raising the rod andoperating the ratchet mechanism as and t'or the purpose specified.

18. The combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriagelaterally adjustable in the same and the rod and pawl carried by thecarriage, ol" a ratchet-har located at the haci; ol' the carriage, anoperating-lever pivotcd on the carriage-frame, means connected to theoperating-lever for raising` the red and sp1-mg means for depressing itas and for the purpose specified.

19. The combination with the supplemental frame and the type-carriagelaterally adjust.- able in the same and the rod and pawl carried by thecarriage, of a ratchet-nar located at the back of the carriage, anoi'ierating-lever pivoted on the carringe-frame, a pin extending throughthe rod, bars pirotally connected on each side of the lerer and havinglthe back end extending underneath the pin, and sprinpr means fordepressing' the rod as and for the purpose specified.

2l). The combination with the supplemental frame and the @pe-carriagelalerall.,v adjustable in the same andthe rod and pawl carried by thecarriage, ot' a ratchet-bar located at the back of the carriage, anoperating-lever pivoted on the carriage-frame, a pin extending throughthe rod, bars pirotally connected on each side ot' the lever and havingthe back engl extending underneath the pin, a plate located over the pirand springs designed to exert a pressure thereon to depress the rod asand for the purpose speeilied.

21. The combination with the supplemental frame and ratchet-bar and thecarriage laterally adjustable in the supplemental frame` ot' the rod\f'erticallj1 disposed and the pawl pirotally connected to the bottom ofthe rod, spring means for depressiiig the rod` the lever suitablypivoted in liront of the rod, slotted bars pirotally connected to thelerer at one end and suitably Connected to the rod at the opposite endand pivot-pins `for the bars extending` through the slots into one ot' aseries of holes as and 'I'orthe purpose specified.

22. The combination with the supplemental frame and ratchet-bar andspring-pressed rod supported insuilable bearings and a pawl pivoted inthe cud of the same and de. ned to engage with the ratchetbar and springmeans for holding the rod down, ol plate provided with a slot. a disl:prmided with a plurality ot type-stems, an operating-lever suitabljrpivoted on the lrame and a plungerspring held in the raised position anddesigned to be depressed hf; the lever onto a! type-stem, so as todepress it as and t'or the. purpose specii'ied.

Q3. The combination with the supplemental frame and ratchet-bar-and theteeding-pawl and the operatinglever coaetine; with such feeding-paal,el' the type-carriage, the rotatable type-dsl; held thereon and carryinga circle of ype stems. the type stems ol the narrower letters beinglong-cr than the typesterns of the broader letters and a plungerdesigned to 'the type-stems upon'it being` depressed by the movement etthe lere-r as and for the purpose speeiiied. a

241. The combination with the supporting'- plsfe provided with a slotand the rotatable tf'p J-st-em-oarrying dish vertically adjustable in`relation thereto, of the operating-lever and means Connected theretovi'or depressing the type-stems one at a time through the slot in theplate as and for the purpose specified.Y

25. The combination with thesupportingplate provided. with a slot andtherotatable IIO type-stem-earrying disk vertically adjustable in, relationthereto, of the operatin-g-lever, means connected thereto for depressingthe type-stems one at a`tiine through the slot in `the plate, anhiking-pad located'underneath the type-stems and means connected tothelever for depressing the ro?, @table disk, so as to bring the typeagainst *he pad simultaneously with the imprintiin` of a letter as andfor the purpose specified.

26. The combination with the supporting` plate provided with a slot andthe rotatable type-stem-carrying disk vertically adjustable in relationthereto, ofthe operating-lever,

means connected thereto for depressing the type-stems one at a timethrough the slot in the plate, an inking-pad located underneath thetype-stems, the pawl-earrying rod, means connected to Ithe lever forraising it simultaneously with the depression of the typestern, a springheld on the upper end of the rod, .i. double arm provided with aprojection over the spring and pivoted on lugs on the frame of thetype-carriage and having lips del signed to extend over the rotatabletype-stemcarrying disk as and for the purpose'specified.

27. The combination with lthe carriage- A frame and supporting-plateheld thereon prodepression of a ty pe-stem through the slot andvresilient means for holding it normally. in the raised position as andfor the purpose specified.

29. The combination with the carriage-v fraine provided. with sidesupporting ledges or lips, of the plate provided with lugs resting onthe ledges and the rotatable type-carrying disk supported on the plate,inner and outer circles of type on said disk and a spring for normally4holding the outer circle ot' `type underneath the plunger and means forforcing the plate forwardly to bring the inner circle underneath theoperating-plunger and hold it there as and for the purpose specified. l

, 30. The combination with the carriage.- frame provided with sidesupporting ledges or lips, otthe Aplate provided with lugs vresting onthe ledges and the rotatabletype-carrying'disk supported on the-plateand a spring for normally holding the outer circle of type underneaththe plunger, and' a bell-crank pivoted on the standard forming part ofthe carriage frame and haring the lower end designed to engage with theplate ang-a spring-catch for holding 4the lower end oi' ,he bell-crankin the .forward position as and for the purpose specified.

31. The combination Awith the carriagefraine provided with sidesupporting ledges or lips. of the plateprovided witli'lugs resting onthe ledges and thel rotatable type-carrying disk supported on the plate,inner andvouter circles of type on said disk and a spring for normallyholding the outer circie ot' type underneath the plunger, and abell-crank pivoted on'the standard forming part of the carriageeframesigned to be made,oi" the rotatable disk formed of the top and bcttoiiiplates and rim, the typesteins provided with the type-platesat thebottom thereof and-spring means for holding. such type-stems normally:raised, a central screw-stud extending through the center of the disksinto the'eenter of the plate, and a helical spring surrounding the studas and for the purpose specified. 1

33. The combination with the disk-supporting plate provided with aninternal and external rim and the annular inking-pad carried thereby,'and an opening or slot between the rims th rough which theiinpressioni's designed to be made, of the rotatable disk formed of the -top andbottom plates and rim, the typesteins provided with the type-plates atthe-bottom thereof, spring means Vfor holdingsuch type-stems normallyraised, a disk over the Eg edge of the central hole of which the head ofthe studexten'ds, and a helical spring surrounding the stud and locatedbeneath the disk 4` as and jor the purpose specified.

34. The combination with the main disksupporting plate and the studextending into the same and provided with an enlarged head and therotatable type-stem disk extendingaround the head of the stud, of asupplemental disk extending underneath the main disk and i the head ofthe stud and means for holding such disk normally raised against thehead of the stud as and for the purpose specified.

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35. .The combination with the main d'iski supporting plateand the studextendirli'gr into the same and provided with an enlarged head and therotatable type-stem disk extending around the head of the stud, ofa'su/pplemental reef disk extending underneath the main disk and thehead of the stud, 'means for holding such` disk normally raised againstthe head of thev seine. of e. central stud extending' through the diskinto the supporting-plate und a cap litti looselyY on the top of thestud and designed to depress the dish as and for the purpose specified.

of?. The combination with the reel: and pztwl l the rotatable plate.type-stems carried hereby,` ot the levei operatively connected to hepearl, the plunger located underneath the ever end so errltnged thatupon the depres- .ion ot' the plunger by the lever between thetypesteins the rotatable plete is adinsted a ece sind tor the purpose.specified.

The combination with the supporting- 15 plete provided with :1r slot, eninling-psd loeeted thereon andthe rotating' type-stein-cax' ryinggjdisli vertically adjustable in relation thereto end means forsupporting' said disk and t); pestenis and type normally clear of theThe. eernbinzttion with the supportingl .vith e slot andthe rotatable 1gdisl; vertically adjustable n I dion thereto. ot' the operating-lever,ineens connected thereto -for depressing the ype'senes one et e timethrough the slot in the plete, an inking-pad located underneath thetype-stems, the peWl-eerrying rod, means connected to the lever forrinsing,` it simnlte! neously with the depression of the type-stem, aspring held on the upper end of the rod and means connected to the leverand projecting` over the disk for depressing the same, as and for thepurpose specified.

40. The combination of the disl:,ot` a double arm suitably supported andoperated and provided with end bars adjnstztbly held in the end of thearms and provided with lips extending over the rotatable disk as and forthe purpose specified.

41. In a printing--machine a rotatable disk, ty pe-Stems carried therebyof d iferent lengths and so arranged that the depression ot eachparticular stem determines the lateral movement ot' the rotatable disksuch a distance as to properly space the corresponding letter es and forthe purpose specified.

` 4.,lfAflllLS HOUGH.

Witnesses:

` B. BOYD,

M. MCLAREN.

